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think we should enact the Watchman auses in the Deeds of
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NP 9 Sir, now I would like to turn to the topic of social welfare.
In theory, a good social welfare system would eliminate the risk of riots. In the new Budget, Mr. Jacobs said that he would like to take care of the weak and the elderly. This is a good thing. The social welfare expenditure amounts to $3.9 billion and it
bir cent takes up 6.3% of our entire expenditure. But according to preliminary estimates,
elderly people would only have а
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should try to enact ordinances concerning the
and operation of homes for the aged, including
criteria for assistance, application or purchase of places. We have more and more private homes for the aged which reflects the
actual need of our society. But if the Government is only responsible for the registration of homes for the aged; or, if the Government only has a set of 'fode of fuidance without any legal authority, this is meaningless.
We should try to help
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all the homes of the aged to have a set of good regulations, and an efficient management system, so that they will fight for the standardization of services among themselves.
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